| Apr 17, 1993 |
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Made first Bale of clothing at Jake & Helena Elias�s Workshop
- New Baler built by General Metal Fabrication � Winkler
- Shipped First bales through Voice of Hope Mission, BC
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| Aug 12, 1993 |
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Move to Old Sewing Factory on 2nd Street, Winkler |
| May 1994 |
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Officially Incorporated as Faith Mission (FriedensBote) Inc. |
| May 6, 1994 |
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Ship first Container under Faith Mission (Kharkov, Ukraine) |
| July 1994 |
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First trip to Ukraine
- Nine men from southern Manitoba (4 FM Board Members) fly to Germany \ Drive to Ukraine
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| Jan 1995 |
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Moved to South Side of Old Sewing Factory � 367 2nd Street, Winkler |
| Feb 1995 |
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Faith Mission approved as Registered Charity with Revenue Canada |
| Mar 1995 |
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First Faith Mission presentation in Warman & Osler, Saskatchewan |
| May 12, 1995 |
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First FM Soup & Pie Supper
- Noodle Soup, Somma Borscht, Kommst Borscht, Pies
- 400 � 500 people
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| Sept 1995 |
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Jake Elias participates in Mission Conference in Krelingen, Germany
- Wife Helena, Daughter-in-law Tina & grand-daughter Rolanda go along
- Meet pastors from Ukraine & Russia
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| Oct 1995 |
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Eduard Ewert & Alexander Dribnochod Canadian Mission
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| Feb 1, 1996 |
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Move into Main Plaza Building - Main Street, Winkler |
| Apr 1996 |
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Pastor Nicolai Sheppel & son Sasha
- Faith Mission presentations
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| Jul 1996 |
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Peter Penner & David Wiebe Ukraine Tour
- Poltava Church
- Orphanages
- Children�s Camps
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| Apr 1997 |
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Viktor Rogalsky � Faith Mission Tour |
| Jan 1998 |
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All 5 FM Board members drive to Elkhart, Indiana for Georgi Vins funeral |
| Feb 1998 |
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First MissionFest for Faith Mission � U of M, Wpg. |
| May 1998 |
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Jake Elias & Peter Penner Faith Mission Tour to Ontario |
| Feb 1998 |
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Henry Penner & Peter Penner fly to Ukraine
a. Poltava Church dedication |
| Mar 1999 |
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MissionFest Manitoba � Calvary Temple, Wpg. Special Guest Eduard Ewert |
| Apr 1999 |
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Eduard Ewert Faith Mission Tour Manitoba |
| Dec 1999 |
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Move to 500 Cargill Road |
| Mar 2000 |
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MissionFest Manitoba � Wpg. Convention Centre � Jakob Janzen, Germany |
| Jul 2001 |
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Henry Penner, Peter Penner & Jake Elias Tour to Ukraine |
| Apr 2002 |
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Viktor Rogalsky Faith Mission Tour Manitoba
- Special Guest @ Soup & Pie Supper
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| Jan 2004 |
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Missionswerk FriedensBote moves into new office in Meinerzhagen, Germany |
| Feb 2004 |
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Jake Elias & Nathan Elias fly to Ukraine
- Jake spends 2 weeks in Chernovtzi & Khmelnitzky
- Nathan stays in Carpathian are for 6 months
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| Apr 1, 2004 |
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Ship Container # 100 (Batumi, Georgia) |
| Oct.2005 |
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Order New cardboard for baling from Smurfit-MBI
- Till now used cardboard collected from local furniture \ Appliance stores
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| Feb 2007 |
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Peter, Elena & Anatoliy Nastasiychuk
- MissionFest 2007 � Grant Memorial Baptist Church - Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Manitoba & Ontario Faith Mission Tour
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| Jun 2007 |
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Provide 250 copies of 101 Favorite Bible Stories to children in Carpathian Camps.
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| Apr 2008 |
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Started planning for Faith Mission to Sponsor Kharkiv ELI Program
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| Oct 2008 |
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Faith Mission invited to participate in Winnipeg Evang. Free Church Mission Conference � Featuring Ukrainian missions.
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| Nov 2008 |
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Jake & Helena Elias and son Jeremy go to Germany and Ukraine for 3 week mission trip. Invitation to a Mission Conference in Germany on Nov.9 and another conference in Ukraine on Nov.22
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| Apr 2011 |
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Special guest at Soup & Pie Supper & Presentation � Anatoliy Nastasiychuk
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| Aug 2011 |
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Faith Mission begins using their own Red & White �Faith Mission Christmas Gift Boxes�
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| Aug 2012 |
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Ship Container #199 (Kirovograd, Ukraine)
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| Sep 2012 |
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First ever Faith Mission Open House & Yard Sale
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| Jan 2013 |
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Faith Mission Tour 2013 to Ukraine � Abe Unrau & Jake Elias 3 week tour
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| May 3, 2013 |
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Abe & Jake do Faith Mission presentation in Osler, SK
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| Jun 30, 2014 |
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Faith Mission Board adopts motion to Build a new 60 x 80 Mission warehouse/office on the 425 Roblin Blvd East lot
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| Jun 2014 |
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Upgrade to new NewViews2 Accounting system
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| Oct 7, 2014 |
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Start excavation of new Faith Mission Building 425 Roblin Blvd East, Winkler
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| Mar 12, 2015 |
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Start baling in new building at 425 Roblin Blvd East
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| Sep 12, 2015 |
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New Building Dedication & Open House
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| Sep 2015 |
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Re�order Christmas Gift Boxes � First batch of 5000 is gone.
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| May 2016 |
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Eduard Ewert, Paul Kronhardt, Alex Willer from Germany visit us & Ontario
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